Kufic Coins Pubblico Deposited
A term applied to such Arabic coins as bear Kufic inscriptions. The Kufic writing of the Middle Ages ob- tains its name from the city of Kufa in the Province of Irak Arabi, and is easily distinguished from the modern Arabic by its thick and angular characters.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)